Kimetsu no Yaiba novels top the week’s ranking for Light Novels sold in Japan for the period between May 18 to May 24 after a sharp decline in sales pushed Sword Art Online Vol. 24 two spots to number 3. Sales for the title for the week dropped by 62%, the largest in the top 10.
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The period between May 18 to May 24 was also greeted by a slew of new volumes from different titles making into the chart. They are Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku (No. 5), Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear (No. 6), Yuusha Shoukan ni Makikomareta kedo, Isekai wa Heiwa deshita (No. 7), Tensei Shita Shachiku wa Isekai demo Mukyuu de Saikyou e Itaru (No. 9) and Kamigami ni Sodaterare Shimo no, Saikyou to Naru (No. 10). The full list is as follows:
1. Kimetsu no Yaiba Shiawase no Hana (↓7.01%)
by (Original) Koyoharu Gotouge and (Novel) Aya Yajima
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: February 2019
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of sales: 26,745
Link: Kimetsu no Yaiba Shiawase no Hana
2. Kimetsu no Yaiba Katabane no Chou (↓7.85%)
by (Original) Koyoharu Gotouge and (Novel) Aya Yajima
Publisher: Shueisha
Release date: October 2019
Price: 770 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 24,631
Link: Kimetsu no Yaiba Katabane no Chou
3. Sword Art Online Vol. 24 Unital Ring III (↓62.31%)
by (Author) Kawahara Reki and (Illustration) abec
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: May 2020
Price: 693 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 18,902
Link: Sword Art Online Vol. 24 Unital Ring III
4. Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol. 17 (↓43.03%)
by (Author) Natsume Akatsuki and (Illustration) Kurone Mishima
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: May 2020
Price: 704 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 6,336
Link: Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! Vol. 17
5. Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku life. 4 (NEW)
by (Author) Shouji Goji and (Illustration) Saku Enomaru
Publisher: Overlap
Release date: May 2020
Price: 792 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 5,094
Link: Hitoribocchi no Isekai Kouryaku life. 4
6. Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Vol. 15 (NEW)
by (Author) Kumano and (Illustration) 029
Publisher: Shufu to Seikatsu Sha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 1,320 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 4,925
Link: Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Vol. 15
7. Yuusha Shoukan ni Makikomareta kedo, Isekai wa Heiwa deshita Vol. 9 (NEW)
by (Author) Toudai and (Illustration) Ochau
Publisher: Shinkigensha
Release date: May 2020
Price: 1,320 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 4,457
Link: Yuusha Shoukan ni Makikomareta kedo, Isekai wa Heiwa deshita Vol. 9
8. Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de aru koto wo Hitakakusu Vol. 3 (↓37.34%)
by (Author) Toya and (Illustration) chibi
Publisher: Earth Star Entertainment
Release date: May 2020
Price: 1,320 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 3,806
Link: Tensei shita Daiseijo wa, Seijo de aru koto wo Hitakakusu Vol. 3
9. Tensei Shita Shachiku wa Isekai demo Mukyuu de Saikyou e Itaru (NEW)
by (Author) Toka Ino and (Illustration) Huuka Kazabana
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: May 2020
Price: 715 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 3,612
Link: Tensei Shita Shachiku wa Isekai demo Mukyuu de Saikyou e Itaru
10. Kamigami ni Sodaterare Shimo no, Saikyou to Naru Vol. 3 (NEW)
by (Author) Ryousuke Haneda and (Illustration) fame
Publisher: KADOKAWA
Release date: May 2020
Price: 715 yen (tax included)
Estimated number of copies: 3,514
Link: Kamigami ni Sodaterare Shimo no, Saikyou to Naru Vol. 3
If you find any faults with the list, please do not hesitate to let me know! Also, if you would like to share your thoughts with us on the week’s ranking, you can do so in the comment section below.
Source: Oricon
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